Question

Which group(s) of people does dante encounter in limbo? select all that apply.

unbaptized infants

classical scientists and mathematicians

classic poets

classic philosophers

Answer 1

The correct answers are: C and D.

Upon reaching Limbo, Dante learns that the first circle contains the unbaptized and the virtuous pagans. These are people that, even though their were not sinful enough to warrant dam*nation, did not accept Christ, and therefore, could not enter heaven.

In Limbo, Dante first encountered classical poets such as Homer, Ovid, Horace and Lucan.

And then, he met Socrates along with Plato and Aristotle, Democritus, Diogenes, Anaxagoras, Thales, Empedocles, Heraclitus, and Zeno.

Answer 2

Dante encounters unbaptized infants and classic poets such as Homer, Horace, Ovid, and Lucan in Limbo, which is basically the first circle of Hell in Dante's Divine Comedy.